John Halpern

John's Create a Crossword for Charity with Alastair Hignell

Fundraising for Sporting Memories
£385
raised of £1,000 target
by 19 supporters
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Event: Virtual Great North Run 2020, on 13 September 2020
Join the Sporting Memories Foundation Squad for the Official Virtual Great North Run to run 13.1 miles on September 13th from your own home and raise vital funds to help tackle social isolation among older people.

Story

Join John Halpern, the UK’s No 1 crossword setter, and Alastair Hignell for a one-off, crossword-creating show to raise money for Sporting Memories

Watch the magic live as John and Alastair create a cryptic crossword, start to finish, on Alastair’s chosen theme of Cricket.

What happens on “Create a Crossword for Charity’?

  • John and special guest create a cryptic crossword on a theme

  • Help choose words you love to fit into the puzzle

  • Help fit those words together, like a jigsaw

  • Help create mysterious clues for your favourite words

  • Language will never be the same again!

About the campaign

Join the Sporting Memories Foundation Squad for the Official Virtual Great North Run to run 13.1 miles on September 13th from your own home and raise vital funds to help tackle social isolation among older people.

About the charity

Sporting Memories

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RCN 1154474
www.sportingmemories.uk
We help older people to reminiscence, replay and reconnect through the power of sport and physical activity. We support a wide range of people aged 50+, including those living with dementia, depression or facing isolation and loneliness to improve their mental and physical wellbeing
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Donation summary

Total raised
£385.00
Online donations
£385.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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